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Kitty Pryde-Barton ([personal profile] throughaphase) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2022-09-09 10:19 pm

Caritas- Saturday before 8:15 pm

It was that time of year again! New people were here! New people to date, get to know, or perhaps make a mortal enemy of!

You never know.

Signs were hung up in front of the bar, both obviously, and easy to miss for anyone who might wander in and get signed up without their knowledge. Above the bar was a banner (in glitter):

TONIGHT!
THREE MINUTE DATES!
GOOD LUCK WBRURBODY


Your hostess wasn't gonna question it. And a few minutes before 8:00, she took the stage.

"Hello, everyone! And welcome to Three Minute Dates!" Kitty greeted them. "If you're new to this, the rules are simple. We call your name along with one other person. You talk to this person, get to know their likes, their loves, their dreams. After three minutes, a buzzer will sound-" Pause for the sound. "-and you'll hear your name paired with a different person. Et cetera. If there is anyone you'd like to talk to more, the bar will be open afterwards for drinks and conversation. Remember that any violence will get you transported into the pond, but also please don't attempt violence in order to flee, that is rude to the rest of your dates. Now I'm going to get off the stage. Have fun, and good luck..."

She trailed off, not going to attempt to pronounce the word on that sign.


[Hold for so much OCD OCD up! Date away!
The bar | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | Round Four | Round Five | OOC]
hasaknightjob: Steven suspicious of something (Steven suspicious)

Re: Before the dates

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2022-09-10 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
Steven was confused as well. Then he saw Tino smirking and giving him a wave with a clipboard. "I think someone's been having a laugh, is what it is."
pocketpretzels: (i dont think so)

Re: Before the dates

[personal profile] pocketpretzels 2022-09-10 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
Watts scowled. "Once again, I find myself unable to 'get' the joke. I am most emphatically not interested in dating anyone else, even for three minutes."
hasaknightjob: Steven chatting (Steven chatting (casual))

Re: Before the dates

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2022-09-10 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
"'Having a laugh' means it's not a joke at all," Steven explained. He wished he could hug Llewellyn to comfort him. "It's a prank. Not funny at all."

As he said that, Steven realized the full implications. "Only it's not just us. It's whoever we've been paired with. They'll be left sat there by themselves. It's not kind to them either. We should at least tell them what happened. They'll think they've been stood up otherwise."

Steven had too much personal experience with how horrible that felt.
pocketpretzels: (i dont think so)

Re: Before the dates

[personal profile] pocketpretzels 2022-09-10 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
It was very likely that Watts was going to say to hell with who saw what and be clinging very possessively to Steven in just over fifteen minutes when these dates were over.

"I suppose you've a point there," Watts admitted grudgingly.
hasaknightjob: Steven chatting (Steven chatting (casual))

Re: Before the dates

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2022-09-10 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
"We can leave after if you'd like," Steven said. Which was something he wouldn't mind doing because to him the point of the night had been to spend the time with Llewellyn and if the venue was going to separate them clearly they would need to do something to counter that after. "Go back to the flat? Just you and me?"

And all the glitter that would be coming with them whether they wanted it to or not.
pocketpretzels: (concerned)

Re: Before the dates

[personal profile] pocketpretzels 2022-09-10 09:49 am (UTC)(link)
"Please," Watts said, desperation and relief colouring his tone all at once. Just him and Steven sounded amazing.
hasaknightjob: Steven neutral (Steven neutral)

Re: Before the dates

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2022-09-10 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Right then," Steven said. "Only a few minutes and then we can go home. You and me. Promise."